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 I'm here to help everyone. I’m ciborg, vote for me and together let’s shape a better future for all. Thank you.
 ==Nick Large (vetraskr)==
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+I've been a member of the hackspace for several years now, and have seen it grow dramatically over that time. Over the past few years I've been involved in the organisation of EMF (the UK hacker camp), which has given me valuable insight and experience in exactly how much work happens behind the scenes to keep an organisation running smoothly.
+To me one of the most important things about the Hackspace is the diverse community that has grown around it. We need to make sure that as we grow all members are welcomed and encouraged to participate.I'd also like to encourage all members to have agency over and responsibility for the parts of the Hackspace that they use, as this is something that I think we've had trouble scaling with the rest of the space.
+In addition I think that one of the unspoken responsibilities of a trustee is to act as a voice of reason. We have many enthusiastic and passionate members, and we want to keep focusing that enthusiasm for positive ends.
 ==Ruben Martin (wyan)==
 ==Eugene Nadyrshin (mentar)==
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 ==Samantha Thompson (samb1) ==
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 Hello,
 I come from a background of hands on lab work in biotech followed by